"1968: The Year of Lost Submarines" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 04 Mar 2025 5:32 p.m. PST |
The losses prompted significant advances in submarine safety practices, search protocols, and submarine rescue capabilities. Naval History Magazine: link |
| William Warner | 04 Mar 2025 10:14 p.m. PST |
Thanks for posting that article. I have a special interest in submarine disasters. In 1968 I joined the crew of the Submarine Rescue Ship USS Greenlet, ASR-10, in Pearl Harbor. I served aboard her until she was decommissioned in 1970 and transferred to Turkey, where she served for many years. The Greenlet had been launched in 1942 and served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Her rescue chamber (diving bell) could operate up to 850' deep, but we fortunately never had to rescue a submarine crew. As the ASRs of the 1940's were fazed out, they were replaced by more sophisticated submersibles. Thanks for the info. |
korsun0  | 05 Mar 2025 3:28 a.m. PST |
Excellent article and very interesting. |
| Col Durnford | 05 Mar 2025 8:40 a.m. PST |
Good read. Four losses to different navies in such a short time. Were the stars right, do we know where Cthulhu was located? |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 05 Mar 2025 12:44 p.m. PST |
Great article. Thanks for sharing it. This does sound like good Delta Green scenario. |
| Shagnasty | 06 Mar 2025 3:19 p.m. PST |
Very interesting. I was aware of the "Scorpion" but not the others. |
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